Electronic Gaming Monthly (1989 - 2003)

ELECTRONIC

GAMING

MONTHLY

NINTENDO
SEGA • ATARI

VIDEO GAMES
Plus Computer Software
and Arcade Games

May, 1989

OUR EXCLUSIVE

NINTENDO PREVIEW

We Review and Preview All
the HOT New

NINTENDO GAMES:

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START YOUR PULSES

Take a good look at the four
games to your left. Can you
feel your pulse racing? Your
breath getting shorter?

Don't worry, it's a perfectly

GAUNTLET. Yes, the legendary
arcade hit is now available on
the NES! Choose your hero
from the same four characters:
Thor, Thyra, Merlin or Questor.
The unique 2-player option
lets you join forces with a
friend to defeat hordes of
swarming monsters and to col¬
lect food, treasure and magic
potions. We've also added a
host of new features. Tengen's
Gauntlet sends you on a noble
quest: The recovery of a sacred
orb lost somewhere in a huge
universe known as the Five
Worlds. Each World comes
with bewildering mazes and
untold dangers to challenge
even the most skillful adven¬
turer. Live all your sword-and-
sorcery fantasies today!

R.B.I. BASEBALL. It's the only
game on the NES that is offi¬
cially licensed from the Major
League Baseball Players Asso¬
ciation. So when your lineup
includes such power hitters as
Don Mattingly or Andre
Dawson, you're getting their
actual stats and skills. And
when Cy Young winners like
Fernando Valenzuela and
Roger Clemens wind up,
they're pitching with their
individual style, speed and
stamina. Are you ready to play
in the Major Leagues with real
superstars? Then you're ready
for R.B.I. BASEBALL!

PAC-MAN. The biggest hit of
the decade is back—just for
you! Guide PAC-MAN around
the baffling maze to gobble all
the dots and rack up points in
a big way. Blinky, Pinky, Inky
and Clyde, the not-so-friendly

ghosts, are dying to do some
gobbling, too. Except their
favorite food is PAC-MAN!

His only defense is to eat the
energizers, special pellets
which empower him to gobble
the ghosts, but only for a short
while. Find out for yourself
how the ever-lovable PAC-MAN
captured the hearts of millions
of people around the world!

TETRIS. The first game soft¬
ware from the Soviet Union is
an intense battle of wits.
Rotate and flip moving geo-

rows. When you fill up a row,

and your score rises. Nothing
to it, right? Wrong! When you
can't find the way to make the

blocks tumble down ever
faster, you'll wish you had ten
hands — and ten brains. Play
this addictive mind game by
yourself, against a friend or

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Save some of that energy for
running to your local dealer so
you can play the games today!

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Masters of the Game

The Masters of the Game"

HOT STUFF FOR THE NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM®!

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5. Double Dragon (NES)

The martial arts masterpiece still holds up as one of the best and most sought after carts t

6. Adventure leland (NES)

The "Wonder Boy" for Nintendo! Great graphics and plenty of action insure lots of thrills!

7. Shanghai (Sega)

8. Qolgo 13 (NES)

As the Master Spy Golgo 13, you must stop a group of terrorists before they take over the world in this multi-scene ac-

9. Racket Attack (NES)

10. Dr. Chaoa (NES)

An adventure game that is even better than Goonies II.

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THE POWER OF THE ARCADES IN THE
PALM OF YOUR HANDS ...

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BRINGING THE
ARCADES HOME

ACTION!

CHALLENGE!

DEPTH!

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ROBOWARRIOR. THE ONE-MAN BATTALION WITH A
HUMAN HEART AND A COMPUTER BRAIN.

You’ll need all of your skill... and a bit of luck... to liberate
the people of the planet Altile from the evil invader Xurl
Xur has driven the human population underground and
turned the tranquil Altile bitter cold. Only Zed, half man,
half cyborg, has the power to wipe out Zur’s army of

and ugliest Lords in the universe.

You’ll have to recover 12 deadly and powerful weapons
and collect 6 extra powers if you expect to save Altile from
eternal doom. Can you meet the challenge? Are you ready
for the action?

ENTER TODAY!!!

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Here's your ehanee to win on entire library of over fifty great new games for your Nin¬
tendo Entertainment System! You'll get a selection of the hottest carts, including the
latest hits and all-time classics! We're even going to throw in some fantastic new tit¬
les that aren't even available in stores!

It's as easy as One-Two-Three...

dress, city, state, zip and plione number on a post card and mail if to: ELECTRONIC
GAMING MONTHLY’S GREAT GAME GIVE-AWAY, 1920 HIGHLAND,
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2. On the same postcard, print the name of your favorite Nintendo Entertainment Sys¬
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3. Cross your fingers and hope that you win!

We'll randomly select one card and that lucky person will become the proud owner of a
Nintendo Entertainment System library that will make him or her the envy of the neigh¬
borhood! Act today! The deadline for entries is July 31,1989!

AN EXCLUSIVE CONTEST FROM
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY MAGAZINE!!!

THE WORLD’S FIRST
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®ef your joysticks ready! If you thought 1988 was a good year for video games, wait until you see what
1989 has in store for Nintendo, Sega, coin-op, and computer gaming enthusiasts! You 'll find more games
ready for play on major game systems and computers than ever before, and a couple of next generation
machines that have the power to play games that are so complex, you'll think you're standing in the mid¬
dle of an arcade!

Here's a game by game breakdown of the hottest titles set for release in the next twelve months. Also
keep your eyes peeled for special previews of the 16-Bit super systems and a complete listing of all the
games due for your video game systems!

Any way you look at it, 1989 is gonna be a blast!

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KONAMI/ULTRA

Defender of the Crown

Metal Geer - A game that has already prove:

Entertainment System, Metal Gear will soon be making its way to C-64/128,
Amiga, and IBM computers in the Spring of 1989.

Skate or Die Based on the popular computer game, Skate or Die brings
tiple events like "Skate and Destroy" set

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Although unie u known about tu*

piece based on the martial art masters in a half shell, advance word has it that
the game is truly remarkable. Time will tell when the stars of the animated TV

, and IBM compats in the Spring of 1989.

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doming in February.

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VDEXIOaiM

"Brutal."
"Really Rad."

"Outrageous."

;hll being fun for children of all age
dappy, the police man , takes you or

areas. In your vanous adventures, you 11
be armed with an unusual arsenal
of weapons. Tbys, pots, fish, pul¬
leys, punching bags, fireworks.

have to outwit, and outfight a slew
of evil warriors, each with their own
attack patterns. Only a master will
make it to the final showdown, but the

lurk in every

Experience a New Phantasy...

Attack! The galactic tyrant Lassie hurls recoil from dragon fire!

■ lightning bolts at you. Phantasy Star features space i

l But your magic blade three worlds, a magician’s

| responds with a blast dream book of spells, 16-

g of blue fire... and your level dungeons, and more

im of adventurers is monsters that you can

aut to join the battle!

Welcome to the worlds of Phantasy Star,

Sega’s newest adventure role-playing

ssr Sega’s

Phantasy Star

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE ..

TETRIS

(Tengen/NES)

Most of the video games that you play of the hottest original game
in the arcades and on your Nintendo A not-so-simple game of bl
and Sega systems come from de- Tetris, The Soviet Mind Ga

THE MARK OF EXCELLENCE

design, the U.S. National Video Game Team, a col¬
lection of the world's Best game players, have
started an endorsement campaign to point out those
games which deserve special attention. In the
months to come you’ll be seeing more outstanding
home video games, computer software and related
peripherals honored with the team’s "Player's Seal
of Approval." It’s your guarantee that the games you
buy are of the highest quality available ...

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FLY THE FRIENDLY SKYS ...

f-1® STEALTH HGHTEE

(Mlcroprose/IBM)

Is a fan of Gunship, another MicroProse favorite, I admire what the company has
F-19. This game is sensational from take-off to landing!

BLOW THE ALIENS AWAY . . .

urcpis

(Discovery Software/Amiga)

ENTER THE DRAGON

DOUBLE DDAOON

(Arcadia-Tradewest/C-64)

Dragon did indeed have the option for two player simultaneous play. After Tradewest
produced a very good one player version of Double Dragon for the Nintendo, I held a lot of
hope for the two player computer translation. While the game does capture a lot of the fun
from the arcade, most of the spontaneity and surprise are unfortunately missing. None-the-

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BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF YOUR KINGDOM . ..

SWCRD CFSCDAN

(Discovery Software/Amiga)

"... When I first began to play with Sword of Sodan, I had some initial trouble learning how to
effectively control my character. But once I realized how to use the joystick controls it became
a very simple task to reach the upper levels. The graphics truly amazed me, fitting the bill for

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DEFEAT THE PACIFISTS IN YOUR OUTBOARD . ..

CITSHeCE WARRICE

(Titus Software/Amiga)

".../had a good time playing Offshore Warrior once I learned how to correctly hit targets with

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HAND-HELD SYSTEM!!!

INTERNATIONAL SCOREBOARD

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THE GUNS HAVE COOLED AND THE LAST ALIEN SHIP HAS FALLEN TO
YOUR LASERS! THE END IS NOT IN SIGHT AND MORE CHALLENGES LIE
AHEAD! GET YOURSELF PREPARED FOR THE SECOND WAVE OF
ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY...

tinues in thisl 6 page tip section of Electronic Gatnihg Month.,._ Q _

strategies for all of your favorite Nintendo, Sega, and arcade titles. Plenty of exclusive tips and
tricks that have never been published before that you’ll find only from THE COMPLETE
ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT RESOURCE!

ning Machine! With plenty of talk about a flurry of new game systems, EGM

takes a closer look at what’s to come and what could be...if we could design our own console.
Find out what we’d include, and get another preview of what’s to come from Nintendo, Sega,
and others!

* The 1989 CES Preview! The world’s largest forum of video and computer gaming! Grab your
V.I.P. pass and come with us to the gala event of the year! Get the complete story m words and
pictures, including some special previews you won’t find anywhere else!

... dozens of video game and co

vs...The U.S. National Video Game

Team’s "Game of the Month"...Dare to Compare: Who has the best Double Dragon?...and Press
Start, Gaming Gossip, new contests, and more!

STRAP YOURSELF IN FOR THE NEXT INVASION AS
THE THIRD ISSUE OF ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY
HITS THE STANDS APRIL 22,1989!

SNK BRINGS YOU BATTLES, INVASIONS,
STRIFE, COMBAT, SKIRMISHES, SEIGES,
CONFLICTS, AIR RAIDS, MOBILIZATIONS,
HOSTILITIES, AND ALL-OUT WARFARE!

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